Anchoring element



May l1 ,1926. 1,583,795

S. PASTURZAK ANGHORING'ELEMENT Filed may l12. 1925 v .wy/WMM? Patented May 11.1926.

sTnNLEY rAsTURzAK, on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. o

A NcHonING ELEMENT.

` Appiicatio'n mea May 12, 1925. serial No. 29,303.

My inventionv relates to the construction of .anchoring elements vsuch as the anchors which are employed to hold ishermens trolling lines. The invention has for'its general object the provision of an improved construction whereby thev prongs may be removably secured to the body members carrying the same.

In practicing mynvention thebody members are shell like vand have lateral holes formed therethrough in which the stems of headed prongs are received, the heads of the prongs being at the inner ends thereof and engaging the inner wall ofthe shelllike body to prevent the prongs from being withdrawn outward. A plug is preferably assembled with the shell likebody member of the anchor in'vv a position-in which the heads of the prongs f are sandwiched betweenthe plug and the shell like body, whereby-withdrawal of the prongs by inward movement thereof is guarded against. In order to permit assembly of the prongs with their supporting body member and the ready replacement thereof, the plug is removed, being only assembled with the body member after the prongs are all in place. In order that the construction of the body member may be simplified, the prong receiving openings formed therein are inclined' outwardly from the prong receiving end of the body member, toward the other en-d of the body member sufliciently to enable the inner ends of the prongs to clear the body member as the prongs are moved into or out ofthe openings that receive them. f

The invention will' be more fully explained in connection with the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of an anchor constructed in accordance with my invention, a portion of a trolling wire or string being shown which is attached to the anchor; Fig. 2 is a view on a larger scale of the anchor shown in Fig. 1, parts being shown in section; Fig. 3 is an end View of the anchor with the prong retaining plug partially broken away; and Fig. 4 is a view showing a part of the structure as it appears in Fig. 2 but with thefprong retaining plug removed, some of the prongs removed, and oneprong in midposition.

The body member 1 of the anchor is formed .at one end with an eye that receives one end of the trolling wire or string 3. The anchor body may be formed with a bore V4 which may be generally cylindrical but which 1sI preferably inwardly tapered at its outer end. The prongs v5 ina small .anchoring device may be inv the nature of wire nails whose stemsare passed through they openings y 6 that are perpendicular to the flaring'portion of the wall at vthe outer end of the bore 4. These openings are upon diametrical planes and their axesl are so inclined with respect to the axis of the bore as to widelyy clearV the portions ofthe rim of the bore opposite thelocations of thev holes, whereby the prongs may be passed into andkout of their receiving holes with the heads 7 rofthe prongs sufficiently clear of the porti-ons of the rim of the body member` opposite the location of the holes'that receive 'thevprongs After the prongs are in vplace the heads 7 thereof are clamped against the interior surfaceof the body member 1 by the plug 8'.v 'This lplug preferably has a threaded stem portion 9 that is screwed into the bore 4. The plug is desirablyalso provided ywith .a blade like hea-d 10 by which it may be screwed and unscrewed. The plug may be form-ed with the flange 11 overlying the annular gap which intervenes betweenV the portion thereof that engages the prong heads 7 and the rim ofthe body member 1 against which these prong' heads are clamped by the plug. o' T Changes may be made without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. The combination with a bodypmember formed with a bore and having'a hole eX- tending laterally therethrough from its bore; of a prong passing through said hole and having a head within said bore; and avvplug assembled with said body member within said bore andeng'aging the head of thev prong to hold the prongv in assembly with the body member.

2. The combination with a body member having a bore which inwardly tapers at one i y end of the body member and having a hole passing through the body member at its inwardly tapering bore portion, and which hole is out vof alignment withthe opposite rim of the body member; a prong ypassing through said hole and having a head upon its inner end; and a plug entering the bore in the body member and engaging the head of the prong.

3. The combination with a body member having a bore therein; a hole. extending through the body member into its bore and inclined to the axis of the bore in a direction to be out of alignment With the opposite side of vthe bore rim; a prong passing through said hole and having a head upon its inner end; and a plug Ientering said bore and engaging the head of the prong to hold the prong and body member in assembly.

Il. The combination With va body member having abore which inwardly tapers at one end orn the body member and having a hole passing through the bedy member at its in- Wardly tapering bore portion7 andv which hole is out of alignment with the opposite rim of the body member; aV prong passing through said hole and having a head upon its inner end; and a plug entering the bore oit the body member and screwed into assembly with the body member7 this plug engaging'the head of the prongs to hold the prong and body member in assembly.

5. rhe combination with a body member having a bore therein' a hole extending e; a o through the body member into its bo-re and inclined to the axis of the bore in a direc-V tion to be out of alignment with the opposite side of the bore rim; a prong passing through said hole and having a head upon its inner end; and a plug entering` the bore of the body member and screwed into assembly With the body member, this plug engaging the head o-f the prong to hold the prong and body member in assembly.

6. riChe combination with a body meniber having a bore and formed with a lateral hole communicating with the bore, said hole being out of alignment with any portion of the body member opposite the hole a prong passing through said hole and having a head upon its inner end; and a plugr received in the bore of the body member and engaging the head upon the prong.

7. The combination With a body member having a bere which inwardly. tapers at one end ot the body member and having a-hole passing' through the body member at its inwardly tapering bore poi-tiem' and which hole is out of alignment With the opposite rim of thebody member; and a prong passing through said hole and having a head upon its inner end. c .c

V8. The combination with a body member having a bore and ormedwith a lateral hole oommunieating with the bore, said hole being out of alignment With anyportion of the body member opposite the hole; and a prongy passing through said hole and hav ing a headV upon its inner end. l

Inwitness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name.y l Y e STANLEY PASTURZAK. 

